What is MaxClass?

MaxClass is a free* online communication platform for school and home. It makes it easy for schools to communicate with pupils, parents, teachers and other staff members. For parents it’s so much easier to get to know other parents and to stay involved.

MaxClass is a safe and private social network for everyone at home and at school.

* The school, a teacher or a parent can start a free class or group (e.g. PTA) on MaxClass. This is free and offers a full service. You can then choose to start more free classes or groups. For schools that need more management features, a house style and other sharing options, MaxClass offers several low cost licenses. See page 5.

Who needs MaxClass?

		The school Communicate with parents, teachers and others about school matters while you save time and money. Publish a calendar and send a newsletter to the right people with a few clicks. Stay in touch with parents!
		Teachers Get to know pupils or students much quicker. Stay in touch with the parents, communicate with the whole class, upload learning materials, plan meetings and save time!
		Pupils / students Keep in touch with your classmates when you’re at home, send messages, share documents you need for your homework and pictures, check the school calendar, pimp your profile and don’t worry about privacy!
		Parents Get to know each other, keep in touch with the school, check for news and events and never loose important school information again. MaxClass can also be used for the PTA and other types of groups within the school.
		Educational publishers A new information channel for publishers and other stakeholders. Inform schools, parents and children about your newest educational products, sites or campaigns. MaxClass will never sell addresses but will show information and ads to those people that want to see them.

MaxClass Features

Classes and groups Start a class, PTA or other type of group in minutes and invite pupils/students, parents and teachers – or any combination of these groups. Filling a class or group is easy! You can use MaxClass as a school intranet as well!
Profiles Add information, pictures and your address without losing your privacy. MaxClass is based on privacy for its users without anonymity within the class or school so that pupils can safely communicate.
Messages and mail Send a message with a picture of the sender to classmates, parents or teachers. Messages are stored in your Inbox but are also passed on to your mail. You can login to answer the mail or answer directly from your e-mail client without exchanging e-mail addresses. The school can easily send messages or newsletters to specific groups (like all parents) or to the whole school.
Wall MaxClass offers a wall which has become a well-known way of communicating. You can post homework assignments, short discussion or requests. Users can choose to receive notifications of these posts by e-mail.
Calendar Share a calendar with the class, group or school. Plan meetings, vacations or share birthdays. Users can choose to receive notifications of these items by e-mail.
Documents Safe sharing of documents like Word, Excel, Open Office etc.
Galleries Safe sharing of pictures. Super fast upload and resizing. You can share pictures with the whole school or with the class.